Editor’s note: This story has been updated. A man falsely said he worked at Walmart and helped shooting victims, The El Paso Times has learned from Walmart. The El Paso Times published the man's account to Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke on Wednesday and a tweet from CNN.

6:01 p.m. President Trump leaves El Paso

President Donald Trump is back on Air Force One, which has taken off from El Paso.

University Medical Center of El Paso said after the president's visit that an adult was released Wednesday. The hospital still has eight patients from Saturday’s mass shooting.

Trump arrived at the hospital in the afternoon to meet with family members of victims of Saturday’s deadly mass shooting.

Hospital spokesman Ryan Mielke said he didn't “have confirmation” that Trump met with victims of the deadly mass shooting.

Trump did meet with “about” three families of survivors, Mielke said.

“My understanding is he met with families of patients,” he said. “The most important thing he can do is listen. ... Our priority is taking care of the patients in our care ... and making sure they get back to living normal lives.”

5:31 p.m. Trump meets law enforcement, hero

President Donald Trump said Wednesday there were many heroes during the mass shooting Saturday at the Walmart near Cielo Vista Mall that left 22 people dead.

He spoke after leaving University Medical Center of El Paso, where he met with families of the victims.

Trump spoke at the Emergency Operations Center at 6055 Threadgill Ave., telling a room full of dozens of El Paso police officers; El Paso firefighters, Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol and FBI agents that there were many heroes that day.

"I just want to thank you," he said.

Trump called Allen a "winner," adding the shooter "went out like a coward."

President Donald Trump met Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, with first responders, police and other members of law enforcement at the Emergency Operations Center at 6055 Threadgill Ave. in Northeast El Paso.(Photo: Mark Lambie/El Paso Times)

4:07 p.m. Beto O'Rourke calls for universal background checks

At Washington Park, the site of a protest against President Donald Trump's visit Wednesday, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke called for universal background checks that would close loopholes in the law, the end of the sale of assault weapons, and red flag laws.

O’Rourke said he has heard from some former colleagues in the days after Saturday’s deadly shooting.

“Around us, you see Republicans and Democrats alike,” he said. “I’m encouraged by that level of unity he said. “We’re I’d like to see even more is in condemning the president’s remarks and linking them to the violence we’ve seen and holding them accountable. That we have not seen from Republican leadership. Certainly not those who are in Congress right now.”

O’Rourke said the focus is on “making sure the community heals” and “making sure that we tell our story.”

O’Rourke added that “if we don’t define ourselves, (Trump) will or others will.”

O’Rourke said over the next few days he plans to continue to visit families and go to the hospitals where people are recovering. O’Rourke said he also plans to attend funerals of those killed to show support and solidarity.

O’Rourke said a visit to Juárez is also in the future, though he didn’t provide details on when.

“Our message to those families especially is that we grieve with them; they’re every bit a part of this community as anyone else. We’re proud of this binational relationship and we want to make it even stronger and be with them in their moment of need.”

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3:29 p.m. President set to meet victims of shooting

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were set to visit first responders, hospital staff, and victims and their families at University Medical Center of El Paso on Wednesday.

Accompanying the president and first lady during the visit are Jacob Cintron, CEO of UMC; Maria Zampini, chief operating officer of UMC; and Henry Gallardo, board chairman of the El Paso County Hospital District board of managers.

After arriving in El Paso, the president was met by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Republican Texas U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, Mayor Dee Margo and El Paso first lady Adair Margo, and acting Customs and Border protection Commissioner Mark Morgan.

3:08 p.m. Trump arrives at UMC

President Donald Trump has arrived at University Medical Center under extremely tight security. Police with rifles were standing guard as hospital staff looked on as the motorcade arrived. Streets were blocked to other traffic. He visited the critical care unit at the hospital.

Air Force One lands Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, at the El Paso International Airport as President Donald Trump arrives for a visit after the Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, mass shooting at a Walmart near Cielo Vista Mall.(Photo: Mark Lambie/El Paso Times)

2:17 p.m. UMC offers patient updates

University Medical Center of El Paso says five shooting victims remain in critical condition are in the ICU. Another three patients are in stable but serious condition. The University Medical Center and El Paso Children’s Hospital treated 15 of the shooting victims, including two children and four adults who have been discharged, and one adult who died shortly after arrival on Aug. 3.

2:10 p.m. Trump arrival delayed

Officials said there has been a delay in the arrival of President Donald Trump at the El Paso International Airport. They said he should arrive in 15 to 20 minutes.

1:58 p.m. 'Trump 2020' chants

Supporters of President Donald Trump are starting to gather in El Paso ahead of the president’s visit, with about a dozen chanting “TRUMP 2020” and accusing local media that they are using today “as a political stump to keep pushing” and “skewing.” Trump supporters are also accusing people who are giving interviews to the media of doing so for money, claiming they received checks to say anti-Trump statements.

Counter protests are chanting “TRUMP 2020” and accusing local @abc7breaking reporters, who are doing a commendable job reporting, that they are using today “as a political stump to keep pushing” and “skewing” pic.twitter.com/64aXLR5ZBG

1:55 p.m. Governor Abbott announces aid for El Paso

Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday met with state officials and members of the El Paso state delegation to work on ways to improve the safety and security of Texas communities. He announced a series of upcoming roundtable discussions with elected leaders and experts to develop meaningful solutions.

He was joined by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen, El Paso Democratic state Sen. José Rodriguez, and El Paso Democratic state Reps. César Blanco, Art Fierro, Mary Gonzáles, Joe Moody, and Lina Ortega for the meeting.

"The entire state of Texas continues to grieve the tragedy in El Paso," said Abbott. "While our hearts remain broken, it is our responsibility to show the resolve that is needed to address this shooting and begin the process of working together to lay a groundwork of how we are going to respond. The people of Texas — including the people of El Paso — deserve to be safe, and it is our responsibility to ensure that safety."

Abbott also announced that the state of Texas will be providing over $5.5 million in immediate financial assistance through the Criminal Justice Division of the Governor's Public Safety Office for law enforcement agencies and El Paso.

• $550,000 in financial grant assistance will be administered to law enforcement agencies that bravely responded to the shooting on August 3rd, 2019 to aid in reimbursement for overtime costs.

• $5 million in financial grant assistance will be administered through the following services and initiatives throughout the El Paso community.

1:47 p.m. Samaniego criticizes Trump's rhetoric

"Our community has suffered tremendous loss and is in a state of unspeakable sorrow and grief; 22 innocent souls lost their lives doing nothing more than what most families would do on a Saturday morning in August...grocery and back to school shopping. As morning progressed to afternoon, this typical Saturday morning became the darkest day our community has ever seen.

"We are now members of a world-wide family of communities who were targeted victims of hate. We all stand together now to mourn, to heal, and to comfort each other. It is difficult for El Pasoans to understand how one human being could hate another in such a way that they would travel hundreds of miles to a safe and peaceful community with the sole intent of inflicting pain and suffering on its people. But this quickly became our reality.

"Today, as the President travels to our community, I would expect his visit to begin with acceptance and acknowledgement of the mischaracterization and unfair negative rhetoric he himself has spread throughout our Country about our beloved border town. I expect that he commit to open and honest condemnation of racially motivated violence against minority populations and against the bigotry and racism that divides us."

The funeral for Elsa Mendoza de la Mora, a principal of an elementary school in Juárez, was held Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Juárez.(Photo: J. Omar Ornelas/Palm Springs Desert Sun)

1:25 p.m. First funeral from slayings

While El Paso awaits the arrival of President Donald Trump, a family in Mexico laid to rest a wife and mother in what was the first funeral service following the massacre that killed 22 people.

The body of Elsa Mendoza de la Mora arrived in Juárez on Wednesday afternoon at a cemetery just a short distance from the Rio Grande. It was the first time the victim’s two children and husband saw her since the shooting, according to the funeral organizers.

Mendoza de la Mora had briefly stopped at the Walmart to pick up a few items, while her husband and youngest child waited in the car. She was one of eight Mexican nationals killed in the attack, although the city of El Paso also listed her as having U.S. citizenship.

Mendoza de la Mora lived in Juárez and was the principal at an elementary school. She was transported in a motorcade Wednesday afternoon from a funeral home in El Paso to the cemetery in Juárez via the Bridge of the Americas.

During a rally protesting United State's President Donald J. Trump's visit to El Paso, Adri Perez, who works with the American Civil Liberties Union, describes how he spent much of his youth at the Cielo Vista Mall where the shooting happened, and that one of his first jobs was at the mall. Bethany Freudenthal / Sun-News

An activist from El Paso proudly proclaimed her Latinx heritage during a gathering protesting President Donald J. Trump's visit to El Paso, Wednesday Aug. 7, 2019, following Saturday's mass shooting at a local Walmart that took the lives of 22 people. Bethany Freudenthal/ Sun-News

El Paso resident Daisy Arvizu tells the crowd what it was like inside the Walmart during Saturday's shooting at a rally protesting United State's President Donald J. Trump's visit to El Paso. Bethany Freudenthal / Sun-News

Protesters carried an array of signs during a rally, Wednesday Aug. , 2019, against United State's President Donald J. Trump's visit after a shooting at a local Walmart, Saturday Aug. 3, 2019. Bethany Freudenthal / Sun-News

Protesters carried an array of signs during a rally, Wednesday Aug. , 2019, against United State's President Donald J. Trump's visit after a shooting at a local Walmart, Saturday Aug. 3, 2019. Bethany Fruedenthal/ Sun-News

Protesters carried an array of signs during a rally, Wednesday Aug. , 2019, against United State's President Donald J. Trump's visit after a shooting at a local Walmart, Saturday Aug. 3, 2019. Bethany Freudenthal / Sun-News

Protesters carried an array of signs during a rally, Wednesday Aug. , 2019, against United State's President Donald J. Trump's visit after a shooting at a local Walmart, Saturday Aug. 3, 2019. Bethany Freudenthal/Sun-News

El Paso resident Claudia Rodriguez has a strong message for United State's President Donald J. Trump, during a rally protesting his visit to El Paso, in response to a shooting that took 22 lives, Saturday Aug. 3, 2019. Bethany Freudenthal/Sun-News

Protesters carried an array of signs during a rally, Wednesday Aug. , 2019, against United State's President Donald J. Trump's visit after a shooting at a local Walmart, Saturday Aug. 3, 2019. Bethany Freudenthal/Sun-News

Protesters carried an array of signs during a rally, Wednesday Aug. , 2019, against United State's President Donald J. Trump's visit after a shooting at a local Walmart, Saturday Aug. 3, 2019. Bethany Freudethal/Sun-News

Jean Berlowitz traveled from Las Cruces to participate in the protest against United State's President Donald J. Tump's visit to El Paso, after Saturday's shooting at a local Walmart, that took the lives of 22 people. She said when something happens to El Paso, it happens to Las Cruces, and that she is angry at the president. Bethany Freudenthal/Sun-News

People gather near Miami Valley Hospital in protest, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, where President Donald Trump is expected to visit victims of a deadly mass shooting that left nine people dead and 27 injured early Sunday morning in Dayton. Meg Vogel/The Enquirer

Protesters share their views on assault weapons before a rally gets under way at Washington Park in El Paso on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The rally is being held in opposition to President Donald Trump's visit to El Paso following the mass shooting at a Walmart. Jacqueline Devine/Sun-News

Cleoria and Dean Anderson, from El Paso, are among the protesters gathering in Washington Park near University Medical Center of El Paso on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, to protest President Donald Trump's visit after Walmart shooting. Jacqueline Devine/Sun-News

Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke attends a memorial for the 22 people killed in a shooting at an El Paso Walmart. The memorial was held at El Dorado High School in El Paso on Aug. 7, 2019. Eleanor Dearman

Roman Payan, of El Paso, is among the protesters to gather in Washington Park near University Medical Center of El Paso on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, to protest President Donald Trump's visit after Walmart shooting. Jacqueline Devine/Sun-News

Demonstrators gather to protest the arrival of President Donald Trump outside Miami Valley Hospital after a mass shooting that occurred in the Oregon District early Sunday morning, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Dayton. A gunman opened fire in Dayton early Sunday, killing several people including his sister, before officers fatally shot him. John Minchillo, AP

People gather near Miami Valley Hospital in protest, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, where President Donald Trump is expected to visit victims of a deadly mass shooting that left nine people dead and 27 injured early Sunday morning in Dayton. Meg Vogel/The Enquirer

People gather near Miami Valley Hospital in protest, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, where President Donald Trump is expected to visit victims of a deadly mass shooting that left nine people dead and 27 injured early Sunday morning in Dayton. Meg Vogel/The Enquirer

People gather near Miami Valley Hospital in protest, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, where President Donald Trump is expected to visit victims of a deadly mass shooting that left nine people dead and 27 injured early Sunday morning in Dayton. Meg Vogel/The Enquirer

People gather near Miami Valley Hospital in protest, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, where President Donald Trump is expected to visit victims of a deadly mass shooting that left nine people dead and 27 injured early Sunday morning in Dayton. Meg Vogel/The Enquirer

People gather near Miami Valley Hospital in protest, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2019, where President Donald Trump is expected to visit victims of a deadly mass shooting that left nine people dead and 27 injured early Sunday morning in Dayton. Meg Vogel/The Enquirer

People gather near Miami Valley Hospital in protest, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, where President Donald Trump is expected to visit victims of a deadly mass shooting that left nine people dead and 27 injured early Sunday morning in Dayton. Meg Vogel/The Enquirer

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump step off Air Force One at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, to visit Dayton, Ohio, following the mass shooting that left nine dead and 27 injured early Sunday morning. Albert Cesare / The Enquirer

People gather to protest the arrival of President Donald Trump outside Miami Valley Hospital after a mass shooting that occurred in the Oregon District early Sunday morning, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchillo, AP

Annette Gibson-Strong of Dayton, Ohio speaks to a group of protestors in front of a memorial to a mass shooting at Ned Peppers Bar in the Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Jeff Dean/The Enquirer, Jeff Dean/The Enquirer

1:15 p.m. Senator Cornyn donates blood in El Paso

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, donated blood at Vitalant’s El Paso West Side location to aid survivors of the shooting in El Paso.

He said: “What happened here in El Paso is heartbreaking, and I know we’re all looking for information and answers. Meeting with some of the families in the hospital, as I know the president will do today, it’s amazing to me to see their resilience,” the senator said.

“In Congress, we’re trying to come up with some answers.”

He added: “We have tried to respond to some of these mass shootings in the past by improving our background check system to make sure that felons and other people who are already legally disqualified from getting firearms do so, but we also know that mental health is a huge factor.

“But this particular incident looks clearly to be the act of a white supremacist, an act of domestic terrorism,” he said.

“How you identify these people before they commit their crimes is really the puzzle that we have to try to be able to figure out how to solve.”

He added: “This is a puzzle that we need to try to solve if we’re going to protect innocent lives, as we must do.”

People gather to protest the arrival of President Donald Trump outside Miami Valley Hospital after a mass shooting that occurred in the Oregon District early Sunday morning, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchillo, AP

People gather near Miami Valley Hospital in protest, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, where President Donald Trump is expected to visit victims of a deadly mass shooting that left nine people dead and 27 injured early Sunday morning in Dayton. Meg Vogel/The Enquirer

People gather near Miami Valley Hospital in protest, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, where President Donald Trump is expected to visit victims of a deadly mass shooting that left nine people dead and 27 injured early Sunday morning in Dayton. Meg Vogel/The Enquirer

Demonstrators gather to protest the arrival of President Donald Trump outside Miami Valley Hospital after a mass shooting that occurred in the Oregon District early Sunday morning, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Dayton. A gunman opened fire in Dayton early Sunday, killing several people including his sister, before officers fatally shot him. John Minchillo, AP

Protesters share their views on assault weapons before a rally gets under way at Washington Park in El Paso on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The rally is being held in opposition to President Donald Trump's visit to El Paso following the mass shooting at a Walmart. Jacqueline Devine/Sun-News

Roman Payan, of El Paso, is among the protesters to gather in Washington Park near University Medical Center of El Paso on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, to protest President Donald Trump's visit after Walmart shooting. Jacqueline Devine/Sun-News

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1:03 p.m. Health care workers' petition against visit

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, University Medical Center of El Paso and El Paso Children’s Hospital released a statement Wednesday after a petition called for President Donald Trump to not visit UMC.

The statement said:

"On Wednesday, Aug. 7, it was brought to our attention that a petition calling for the cancellation of President Donald Trump’s visit to University Medical Center of El Paso began circulating on the website Change.org and among various social media channels. Early versions of this petition contained the names of our organizations — Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso, University Medical Center of El Paso and El Paso Children’s Hospital.

"We must stress that this petition, or any communication created by private citizens regarding this or any other matter, does not represent the official positions, opinions and/or beliefs of our organizations.

"Following the tragic mass shooting in El Paso on Saturday, Aug. 3, our focus remains solely on providing care and comfort to our patients and their families during this difficult time.

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A police dog stands ready to help on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, at the El Paso International Airport.(Photo: Mark Lambie/El Paso Times)

12:52 p.m. Police ready for escort duty

Security is tight as journalists wait for the arrival of Air force One at the El Paso International Airport. A fleet of a dozen El Paso police motorcycles will escort a motorcade of a dozen vehicles once the president arrives under a hot summer sun.

12:44 p.m. Protesters gather at Washington Park

In anticipation of Trump’s arrival, people began gathering at Washington Park in 96 degree weather for a protest that was filled with emotions ranging from hopelessness and fear to frustration and anger.

“We are mortified,” said Jean Berlowitz of Las Cruces, stressing she is “angry, angry at the lack of the laws that would help a little bit.”

“We’ll never get rid of all the guns in this country. It’s just sinful — the guns in this country, that Congress can’t act, that the NRA is so strong … that someone could drive 700 miles to kill brown people,” Berlowitz said. “It’s just beyond words.”

“I’m mad,” Diaz said. “It’s not going to be safe anymore here in El Paso. This was our city — and it was safe. We could walk. We could take our kids to school … and now what’s going to happen? Am I going to be afraid (for) myself or my family just because of the color of my skin, or because of the way I talk? That’s not fair.”

12:21 p.m.: Journalists moved from lobby at University Medical Center of El Paso

Journalists at University Medical Center of El Paso were ordered out of the lobby under threat of arrest ahead of President Donald Trump's visit. They were ordered to go across the street despite earlier being told they could wait in the lobby.

12:15 p.m.: Del Sol Medical Center says they don't expect Trump visit

The Del Sol Medical Center, where six shooting victims remain hospitalized, said that it is not expecting a visit from President Donald Trump, nor is it planning a news conference.

Following the mass shooting, 11 victims were transported to Del Sol Medical Center. Of the six who remain hospitalized, one is in critical condition. The remaining five are stable.

Among the patients at Del Sol Medical Center is Octavio Lizarde, who underwent orthopedic surgery for a foot injury. According to his surgeon, the operation went very well.

The community has rallied in unity after the shooting with the phrase "El Paso Strong" popping up on billboards, T-shirts and murals.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Trump is in Dayton to visit with families of victims of the mass shooting that took place in the city over the weekend.(Photo: Ty Greenlees/Associated Press)

Several El Pasoans urged Trump not to come to El Paso, saying he wasn't welcomed and that his rhetoric about immigrants inflamed tensions. However, the local GOP has signs welcoming Trump.

Shortly after the shooting, the suspected gunman surrendered to an El Paso police motorcycle officer at Sunmount Drive and Viscount Boulevard, about a block away from the shooting.

The suspected shooter was arrested on a capital murder charge and is being held in isolation at the El Paso County Jail in Downtown.

Under Texas law, capital murder covers the killing of more than one person and is punishable by death or life in prison.

El Pasoans should expect several road closures as the presidential motorcade makes its way through the city.

During Trump's previous visit for a February campaign rally, Spur 601, U.S. 54 and parts of Interstate 10 were closed.

The El Paso-Juárez area has been the hotbed of some of the Trump administration's most controversial immigration policies, including immigrant family separations, the detention of migrant children and the Migrant Protection Protocols, a policy that returns asylum seekers to Mexico to wait for their U.S. court hearings.